Cooking Pot Item Number: 3643/9 from the MOA: University of British Columbia

Description

Circular, round-bottomed cooking pot made of grey clay. Pot has a large opening with a slightly flared lip. Body is wide at the shoulder, coming to a sharp ridge. Large, solid semi-circles extend from ridge, towards opening; done with red-orange pigment. Edge of lip also coloured red-orange. Rest of pot is undecorated. Base and interior have burn marks.

Narrative

Acquired by the donor when they lived in Tanzania and Uganda in the 1960s.

Item History

What

Name
Cooking Pot
Identification Number
3643/9
Type of Item
pot
Material
clay and pigment
Overall
height 12.5 cm, diameter 23.1 cm

Who

Culture
Nyamwezi
Previous Owner
Connie Gainer
Received from
Connie Gainer (Donor)

Where

Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
Made in
Tanzania

When

Creation Date
between 1950 and 1970
Ownership Date
before September 12, 2023
Acquisition Date
on September 12, 2023

Other

Item Classes
ceramics
Condition
fair
Accession Number
3643/0009